Kolhapur district
Kolhapur district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Statue of Baji Prabhu Deshpande in Panhala Fort, Pohale Caves, view from Vishalgad Fort, Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Kopeshwar Temple at Khidrapur,Mahalakshmi Temple in Kolhapur | |
Location in Maharashtra | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Pune |
| Headquarters | Kolhapur |
| Tehsils | 1. Gadhinglaj,
2. Karveer, 3. Bhudargad, 4. Panhala, 5. Kagal, 6. Shirol, 7. Hatkanangale, 8. Ajara, 9. Chandgad, 10. Gaganbawada, 11. Radhanagari, 12. Shahuwadi. |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kolhapur Zilla Parishad |
| • Guardian Minister | Hasan Mushrif (Cabinet Minister MH) |
| • President Zilla Parishad |
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| • District Collector |
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| • CEO Zilla Parishad |
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| • MPs | |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,692 km2 (2,970 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,874,015 |
| • Urban | 32% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 82% |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH-4, NH-204 |
| Average annual precipitation | 1035 mm |
| Website | kolhapur |
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Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: [kolʱaːpuɾ]) is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river.
It is bordered by the Sangli district to the north, by Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg to the west and by Karnataka state to the east.